THE ART OF HOSTING was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the April 2022 Toronto Comedy Film Festival.

“Seemingly perfect Claire is in the middle of killing herself when her dementia-riddled neighbor and his son show up with a crisis of their own. Unable to be impolite, Claire invites them in, but when they won't leave, she's faced with the impossible task of hosting guests...while committing suicide.”

Conversation with Sarah on the making of this film during the Covid-era and acting/director simultaneously.

Film also showing on the WILDsound TV app this weekend. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.

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TO BECOME BORN played to rave reviews at the February 2022 WILDsound Film Festival.

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“To Become Born” is the first of a series of musical reflections on birth, life, death, grief, and joy that was inspired by Ram’s experiences trying to move forward after the passing of my newborn son in 2014. After experiencing such immense pain after his loss, he faced depression and feelings of hopelessness to the point where grocery shopping was unbearable. Through various therapies, community support, and time, I found that he softened to his experience and did not come out cynically, but rather he found profound beauty in both the triumphs and the tragedies of life. This song is a question of “would I do it again; come back to Earth to be born, knowing how much pain and suffering there is?” His answer is a resounding yes and an encouragement to others to hopefully be able to find some peace amidst their struggles.

Conversation with Ram on making this music video and his other works.

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VERDURE PRO was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the March 2022 COMEDY Film Festival.

”A small team of professional filmmakers is shooting a commercial in Montreal. Unfortunately, they don't seem to know the product they have to sell.”

Conversation with Quebec filmmaker Gabriel Després on the making of the film.

Film also showing on the WILDsound TV app this weekend. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.

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“The Woman Who Wrote Dumbo” was the winner of best feature screenplay at the LA Feedback Film Festival. Conversation with writer Jodi Leviton on the process making the film, followed by a best scene reading of the screenplay.

Logline: After being diagnosed with an eating disorder, struggling screenwriter Avery researches the life of Helen Aberson and is sent on a journey of personal and professional development.

Watch HERE the best scene screenplay reading.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Val Cole

Avery: Hannah Ehman

Caleb: Steve Rizzo

Jamie/Jake: Geoff May

Gail/Waitress: Kyana Teresa

Screenplay Reading also showing on the WILDsound TV app next month. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.

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KEEP PAINTING, MOM played to rave reviews at the March 2022 ANIMATION Feedback Film Festival.

”A young teenager suffering from depression enters his own psychological nightmare and must face his demons. Inside his own mind he will discover his true enemy, and the battle to find his purpose will begin...”

Conversation with Montrealer Heloise Magny on the making of this very important film.

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Film also showing on the WILDsound TV app next month. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.

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BEING A DOG was the winner of BEST FILM at the March 2022 ANIMATION Feedback Film Festival.

”Tim is longing for love. He’s a lonely human being who struggles with exclusion every day. Every time Tim feels different than others he transforms into a french bulldog. Ginger makes Tim feel human. Ginger is an old friend of Tim`s whom he was in love with, unrequited love. Tim collides with Ginger in the street, they talk and become friends again.”

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Conversation with Sweden animator Felix Swann on the making of this personal story.

Film also showing on the WILDsound TV app next month. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.

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I WIN played to rave reviews at the March 2022 FEMALE Feedback Film Festival.

“Who will win the fight of imagination?”

Conversation with Filmmaker Evgenia Taneva on the making of the film.

Evgenia also has another film, 10 SECONDS, playing on the WILDsound TV APP. You can watch it here: https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/10-seconds

Film also showing on the WILDsound TV app next month. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.

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MAYBE NEXT YEAR was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the March 2022 Toronto Comedy Film Festival.

”With a timeshare on the line, three couples compete to set up their single friend by midnight on New Year's Eve.”

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Conversation with Filmmaker CJ Colando on the making of the film.

CJ also has another film, JAKE & JULIA, playing on the WILDsound TV APP. You can watch it here: https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/jake-julia

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UNMANNED was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the March 2022 Female Feedback Film Festival.

”An active-duty drone operator struggles with her decision to re-enlist in the Air Force when she receives life-changing news and a danger close mission reveals the true cost of saving lives.”

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Conversation with filmmaker Cristina Pippa on the making of the film.

Film also showing on the WILDsound TV app next month. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.

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MIGHT COME A WINDSTORM was the winner of “Best Feature Screenplay” at the March 2022 WILDsound Screenplay Festival.

“Members of the extended McCraw family, a working-class family of Appalachian origin, gather together at the elder McCraws’ house for Thanksgiving dinner. Old demons are dug up, new relationships are built, and the secret of the family’s mixed-race heritage are revealed, much to the shock of several of the family’s racist members. This ensemble-based screenplay provides laughs, tears, and a deeply moving story that will appeal to art house and mainstream audiences alike. A white-trash SECRETS AND LIES.”

Conversation with writer Jill Elaine Hughes on the the process writing the screenplay, followed by the best scene reading of the script. You can watch the video reading of the script HERE,

Screenplay also showing on the WILDsound TV app next month. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.

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REUNITED was the winner of best feature screenplay at the March 2022 COMEDY Film Festival.

“A return home for a high school reunion reveals a battle between a man-boy, Adam, and a competitive fun-loving wife, Maddie. Their prize? The honor of being Ben's official best friend.”

Conversation with writers Sean Jasko & Mike Schminke on the process writing the screenplay, , followed by the best scene reading of the winning script. Watch the Screenplay Reading also HERE.

Screenplay also showing on the WILDsound TV app next month. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.

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“A Very Christmassy Hallmark Holiday Christmas” was the winner of best feature script at the March 2022 Comedy Film Festival.

“A disgruntled Hallmark employee strives to save Christmas from the evil clutches of, well - Hallmark, in this Christmas movie parody.”

Conversation with writer Mark Schiponi, followed by the best scene reading of the winning script. Watch the Screenplay Reading also HERE.

Screenplay also showing on the WILDsound TV app next month. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.

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WHEN THE STAGE LIGHTS GO OUT played at the March 2022 Toronto Documentary Film Festival.

“Documentary about six actors from Broadway to Toronto dealing with the issues of COVID all while trying to navigate financial instability, and the complete loss of their industry. This is their story.”

Conversation with filmmaker Gordon Yarley on the making of the film at Humber College.

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Film also playing at the WILDsound TV app next month. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.

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CRYING ON THE ISLAND THEY OWN was the winner of BEST FILM at the March 2022 Dance Film Festival.

”Stuck in a bubble, these wealthy patrons know nothing else but this tension.”

Joan Dwiartanto is in her fourth and final year as a Dance major at The Juilliard School. She has taken a keen interest in Dance filmmaking and wishes to continue creating movement for film. Other than creating her own short films, Joan has worked closely with principal dancer of American Ballet Theatre James Whiteside in creating his own Ballet film Marilyn’s Funeral in 2021. And she has worked on a film as a co-dircector alongside director Maggie Scranton representing Juilliard in the Park Avenue Armory’s virtual film event 100 Years | 100 women.

Film also playing at the WILDsound TV app next month. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.

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CHAMELEONS was the 2022 winning Feature Film at the Experimental, Dance, Music Film Festival.

“The documentary focuses on the diverse work of instrumental and singing teachers in the field of tension between education and being an artist, between elementary music teaching and musical excellence. How and where do the instrumental and vocal teachers actually work? What are the challenges you face?”

Conversation with filmmaker Fritz Aigner on the making of the film.

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Film also playing at the WILDsound TV app next month. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.

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CUT OFF is the Best Feature Screenplay winner at the THRILLER/SUSPENSE Film Festival.

A paranoid shut -in loses touch with his only contact, but quickly realizes that he’s not as isolated as he thought. Forced to face his greatest fears, he fights to restore balance to his world.

Conversation with screenwriter Christy Price on writing the screenplay, followed by the audio-version best scene reading.

Film also playing at the WILDsound TV app next month. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.

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“Infertile Land” was the winner of best short screenplay at the WILDsound Screenplay Festival.

A young woman needs to choose between giving her unborn child to the military or to go on the run. Either choice could end humanity once and for all. Tough cookie.

Conversation with Markus Meedt, followed by the full audio version of the screenplay reading.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Val Cole

Ellie: Hannah Ehman

Speaker/Dart/Sgt. Elliot: Steve Rizzo

Cheryl: Kyana Teresa

Corporal Ekundayo/Pilot: Geoff Mays

Film also playing at the WILDsound TV app next month. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.

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“Roe v. Wade: A Legal History” was the winner of Best Documentary Short at the 2022 Female Film Festival.

“As one of the most consequential decisions in the history of the Supreme Court, Roe v. Wade articulated the right to abortion as a fundamental right. But where did this landmark case originate? In this documentary short, six law professors discuss how and why Roe v. Wade made it to the Supreme Court.”

Conversation with producer Samantha Schroeder on the process making the film and her way of getting the best out of her interview subjects.

Film also playing at the WILDsound TV app next month. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.

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SHY LITTLE BOY played to rave reviews at the March 2022 LGBTQ+ Film Festival.

“In Jackson Hole, Wyoming, a newspaper reporter interviews two teenage drag queens as they get ready for a performance.”

Conversation with filmmaker Jack Hessler on the purpose and personal story making this film.

Film also playing at the WILDsound TV app all day on April 3rd. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.

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THE KISSING GAME was the winner of BEST FEATURE FILM at the 2022 LA LGBTQ+ Film Festival.

“An urban fantasy that explores love, betrayal, friendship, and identity. Kate and Sam are best friends, but there’s a tension building in their relationship. Based on a stage play. Done in one shot.”

Conversation with director Véa on the making of the film.

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Film also playing at the WILDsound TV app all day in April. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.

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